God's wrath – Washington Presbyterian Church

Each Friday, I’ll post links to 3–5 resources from around the web you may want to check out.

The Resurrection’s Centrality

Patrick Schreiner has written a nice article about the necessity of the resurrection in the gospel message.

A gospel message that does not include the resurrection of Jesus from the dead is no gospel at all. To quote another author, “At the heart of Christianity is a cross; and one of the most significant things about it is that it is an empty cross.”

Hell to Pay: What Truly Happened to Jesus on the Cross?

Understanding exactly what happened between the Father and the Son on the cross is not easy! Here’s an article by Nick Batzig with an attempt to explain.

Some have insisted that Jesus didn’t truly endure hell on the cross, because his human nature didn’t experience complete annihilation. Others have rejected the teaching that Jesus experienced the equivalent of hell on the cross because his sufferings were temporary rather than eternal in their endurance. The answer to both of these objections is, of course, found in the mystery of the union of the two natures of Christ.

A Sonnet for Easter Dawn

Our poem of the week: A Sonnet for Easter Dawn, by Malcolm Guite. This is a poem about the discovery of Jesus’s empty tomb. Here’s a bonus, seasonally-appropriate sonnet from Malcolm Guite: This Breathless Earth. This one is about Jesus’s appearance to the disciples in the Upper Room.

On the WPCA Blog This Week

This week on the blog we published an article I wrote called God’s Fleeting Gifts. If you haven’t already seen it, check it out!

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Knowing the Future Doesn’t Cure Anxiety

We are, indeed, anxious about what the future holds, wondering about what to do when difficulties arise in our friendships, our finances, and our families. If we could just know a bit more about what is coming next, surely we could lay to rest our anxieties and take a proactive stance. And certainly, we could relax and trust God!

Wrath Is Not an Attribute of God

In our society, love is often reduced to affection or affirmation. To love someone is either to have warm feelings toward her or to affirm her without conditions. And when people in our society think of the wrath of God, they imagine a red-faced deity with a bad temper and short fuse. This irritable God lashes out with uncontrollable rage and finds pleasure in punishing the wicked.

The Joy of Reading Revelation

The truth is, while the apocalyptic prophecy of Revelation presents some challenges to us as modern readers, it also provides gifts of insight and understanding to those who are willing to engage with it. Revelation is a letter written to gird us for faithful allegiance to Christ as we wait for his return. And that is encouragement we all need!